Mayor Jim Gray will face former Lexington police chief Anthany Beatty in the November general election. Gray and Beatty easily moved through the primary and will meet again in the Nov. 4 general election. Bluegrass Community and Technical College professor Danny Mayer came in a distant third.

Plans to expand Rupp Arena and an attached convention center are up in the air after the legislature had not voted late Tuesday on a $80 million in state aid for the project on the final day of the legislative session.

To help bring the unfunded liability of Lexington's police and fire pension fund under control, the city has enlisted Public Financial Management Inc. consultants to create a consensus among the fund's many stakeholders and present changes to Kentucky's General Assembly early next year.

Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry, who leaves office Dec. 31, sat down with Herald-Leader reporter Beverly Fortune last week to talk about the past four years and what he sees ahead for the city and himself.

The hike is less than the 37 percent increase put in place in September, so customers will be getting a refund for the difference. Most of the increase will go toward paying for a controversial treatment plant and a pipeline.

Mayor-elect Jim Gray talked about revitalization of Lexington's urban core in an interview with the Herald-Leader Friday, saying he wants to see more creative projects like the Farmers Market and Fifth Third Pavilion, supports design guidelines and two-way streets and hopes to talk with developers...